ICYMI: Congresswoman Tenney Joins Whip Scalise, House GOP in Calling on Biden to Unleash American Energy

Washington, DC – Congresswoman Claudia Tenney (NY-22) on Monday joined with House Republican Whip Steve Scalise and 128 other of her House Republican colleagues in sending a letter to President Biden calling on him to immediately stop his war on American energy production and issue a five-year offshore oil and natural gas leasing plan after Interior Secretary Deb Haaland let the previous five-year plan expire.

The letter urges President Biden to immediately announce a new offshore leasing plan and unleash American energy production. It also highlights how driving more investment into the United States' energy sector would lower gas and electricity prices for struggling families and guarantee a steady flow of American energy into the future.

In part, the lawmakers wrote, “We write to express our deep concern with your ongoing war on American energy. Unfortunately, since taking office, you have fulfilled your campaign promises to shut down American oil and gas production. As a result, America is no longer energy independent, and our nation is less secure. In order to reduce the dramatically higher energy costs your actions have placed on hard-working families, we strongly request you reverse course and work with us to unleash American energy. Specifically, we ask you to take immediate action by issuing a five-year leasing plan that includes regular annual lease sales in America’s offshore areas.”

The full text of the letter is available here.

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